COVID-19 regressed clinically and on the field: Dr Jarallah

COVID-19 regressed clinically and on the field: Dr Jarallah

KUWAIT: Kuwait has entered a stage where the COVID-19 epidemic has regressed both clinically and on the field, head of the Supreme Committee for COVID-19 Dr Khaled Al-Jarallah said yesterday. Stability of the health situation in Kuwait requires commitment to health precautions while easing restrictions, he noted.

Kuwait has seen a sharp decline in daily COVID-19 cases over the past weeks, coupled with an increase in vaccination rates. Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Hmoud Al-Sabah had given a presentation during the Cabinet’s weekly meeting on Monday on the country’s latest health situation through statistics showing a continued decline in daily infections and a rise in recoveries.

As a result, the Cabinet expressed reassurance about the continuation of positive health indicators in the country, calling for constant cooperation amongst the public to maintain those positive indicators. It also urged people to continue abiding by health precautions to prevent the spread of any new variants of the virus and eradicate it.

Road to recovery

The Ministry of Health announced 71 new cases on Monday; the lowest daily rate since April 2020, in addition to one death. Meanwhile, the number of patients receiving medical care in COVID-19 wards reached 137 as of Monday, including 64 in